Green River Lake Tailwater

The one KDFWR ramp below the dam. No live discharge reading exists for this reach — the pool and outflow figures below belong to the lake, dated 24 Sep 2026, printed here for context only.

THE TAILWATER RAMP CORRIDOR KY 55 S of Campbellsville · KDFWR coordinates

Three things to get right

What you hear	What the primary sources actually say
"It's a lake tailwater, so it has a pool schedule."	No pool parameter exists for this reach. Winter/summer/flood pool (668.0 / 675.0 / 713.0 ft) and the 77 cfs outflow are the lake’s figures, one dated snapshot (24 Sep 2026) — not a live reading for this water.
"Check the USGS gauge for the flow."	It won’t tell you. USGS 03306000 reports gage height and water temperature only; its discharge record ended 30 Sep 1994. Call the Corps: (270) 465-8824 or (270) 465-4463.
"Single-hook rule covers the whole reach to KY 55."	Not established. 301 KAR 1:201 §3(34) runs dam to "the end of the concrete wall" — a point not published in any source read. Treat it as in force until the wall is visibly behind you, not as ending at any particular landmark.

What this road actually gets you

KDFWR, verbatim: “A paved parking lot (with security lights) and a single lane concrete ramp suitable for small john boats, canoes and kayaks is available.” “Boats are not permitted upstream of ramp according to posted ACOE signage.” First shoal 0.25 mile downstream at the KY 55 bridge. Bank fishing runs from below the dam down to the ramp, and this is the start of the Upper Green River Blue Water Trail.

No trotlines, jugs or set lines within 200 yards of the dam (statewide rule, Fishing & Boating Guide p.13). The USACE Tailwater Recreation Area shares this ground — picnic shelter (8 tables, electricity, reservable), playground, seasonal restroom, about 2 miles from the Corps Visitor Center. Two KDFWR pages give coordinates about a tenth of a mile apart for this ramp; the access-site record (37.2416, -85.3441) is the one mapped here.

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GREEN RIVER LAKE TAILWATER Access and limits

Access site

Site	Fee	KDFWR notes
Tailwater Ramp asid 588 · Taylor Co.	No	Single lane, paved, no dock. Paved parking ≤25. Seasonal restrooms & handicap restrooms. Picnic area, playground year-round.

Limits — and which zone you are in

Species	Size	Daily limit
Dam to end of wall	Rod in hand only — artificial bait, single hook, or live bait on a single hook. No other method. (Wall’s end: status pending.)
Black bass — largemouth & smallmouth	12 in	6^*
Walleye / sauger / hybrids	14 in	6, combined
Muskellunge	30 in	1
Rock bass	none	15

The limits above apply on this whole reach, not just below the wall — the single-hook rule (dam to the wall’s unpublished end) restricts method only. Green River Lake’s own 40-in muskellunge / 9-in crappie limits (301 KAR 1:201 §3(35)) belong to the lake, not this reach, confirmed against the regulation’s own scoping language. ^*The Guide’s Black Bass daily limit also covers Kentucky/spotted and Coosa bass, which have no size limit (§2(1)(a)2); the 12-in limit is largemouth and smallmouth only.

Corps daily lake info line (270) 465-8824 · project office (270) 465-4463, 544 Lake Road, Campbellsville KY 42718 · USGS 03306000 (gage height/temp only, no discharge) · not a trout water (absent from KDFWR’s stocking archive).

Sources: KDFWR wid=482, asid 588, 579, 584; the tailwater Fish page; the 2026 Fishing Forecast; the Trout Stocking Archive; 301 KAR 1:201; the Fishing & Boating Guide Mar 2026–Feb 2027. USACE Louisville District Daily Lake Report (24 Sep 2026) and Green River Lake page. USGS 03306000.
Conditions change. Verify pool, access and regulations before you travel. Revised September 2026.

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Water alerts. We email when the rules or the access on this reach actually change — not on a schedule. limestonedrift.com/alerts/?w=green-river-lake-tailwater